Looks like this year's Pig Out will be much more of a success than last year's rain deluged event as the rain managed to hold itself to a few drizzles late Friday night and early afternoon Saturday. Still, not a lot of people managed to make it down there during the afternoons or so I was told and, when I arrived about 7 both nights, there only about a dozen or so people by the stage on Friday for Defined Perception and Saturday for Backyard Tire Fire. The 710 parking lot managed to fill up impressively for the Woodbox Gang's set Friday night and people crawled out of the woodwork for the Jungle Dogs' reunion concert Saturday. At the Main Street tent Saturday evening, a number of people said they had attended other festivals during the day but made a point of getting back to the 'dale in time for the Dogs' show and the Pig Out beer tent, while busy Friday night, was really jumpin' on Saturday, as the Dogs kept playing until almost 11:30
Kid's events went over well too, with the balloon crafters staying busy until almost 10 p.m. on Saturday.
While not the best year for the Pig Out (that was 2002, I think but I'm nowise positive), it was many steps above last year's event.
Apparently better than 2008 wasn't good enough. Did you see the Carbondale Times on 1/27/10? It's off for next year.
ReplyDeleteYes, the decision was made to shift the focus to hosting several smaller events that required fewer volunteers. It's been getting harder to recruit enough people to properly staff the Pig Out.
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